FTD 231 – The Making Of King Creole

Sold at Memphis Mansion with bonus original signed photo of Scotty Moore. From Scotty Moore Estate. Plus bonus flexisingle.

A brand new hardback coffee style deluxe book contains 380-pages with many newly
discovered photographs, details on deleted scenes, pages from the script, the shooting
schedule, memos, contracts, as well as memories from the cast and crew.

Also includes:
Six film frames taken from the original 35mm reels of the movie King Creole.
Exclusive to this set – a special collector's 10” vinyl with picture sleeve, recreating the
original Japanese King Creole album.
Digipak with gatefold sleeve –

CD 1: King Creole movie soundtrack recordings, including a newly discovered acetate
recording of the opening sequence from the movie.

CD 2: February 1958 RCA studio recordings, demos and radio spots.

DISC 1
King Creole – The Soundtrack
01. Turtles, Berries And Gumbo
(2:18) Al Wood / Kay Twomey
(Full version * Blanche Thomas on ‘Turtles’)
02 King Creole
(0:41) Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
(Main title – instrumental with orchestra *)
03 Crawfish
(2:41) Fred Wise / Ben Weisman
(Elvis and Kitty White –
full version without fadeout / alternative mix *)
04 Steadfast, Loyal And True
(0:41) Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
(movie version)
05 Lover Doll
(2:15) Sid Wayne / Abner Silver
(undubbed – EP master)
06. Trouble
(2:19) Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
07. Banana
(1:32) Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett
(Liliane Montevecchi) (take 4 – short version *)
08. Dixieland Rock
(1:51) Aaron Schroeder / Rachel Frank
09. Young Dreams
(2:25) Martin Kalmanoff / Aaron Schroeder
10. New Orleans
(2:04) Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett
11 Hard Headed Woman
(1:56) Claude DeMetrius

12. King Creole
(2:11) Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
13. Don’t Ask Me Why
(2:10) Fred Wise / Ben Weisman
14. As Long As I Have You
(1:52) Fred Wise / Ben Weisman
Thorne Nogar Live Mono Mixes
15. Hard Headed Woman
(2:03) (slate / take 10 – master)
16. Trouble
(2:31) (slate / take 5 – master)
17. New Orleans
(2:08) (slate / take 5 – master)
18. King Creole
(2:11) (slate / take 3 – first version)
19. King Creole
(2:23) (slate / take 18 – first version)
20. Crawfish
(3:00) (slate / take 7 – unedited master)
21 Dixieland Rock
(2:05) (slate / take 14 – master)
22 Lover Doll
(2:28) (slate / take 7 – undubbed / unedited master)
23. Don’t Ask Me Why
(2:14) (slate / take 12 – master)
24 As Long As I Have You
(2:02) (slate / take 10 – master)
25. Muskrat Ramble
(1:27) Kid Ory / traditional
(slate / take 1 – master – Instrumental)
26. Steadfast, Loyal And True

(1.41) (slate / first version – take 6)
27. As Long As I Have You
(1:10) (slate / take 4 – short version)8
28. As Long As I Have You
(1:33) (slate / take 8 – long version)
29. King Creole
(2:19)  (slate / take 13 – revised version)
30. Young Dreams
(2:38) (slate / take 8 – master)
31. King Creole
(1:50) (slate / take 8 – master)
(Main title – instrumental)

Bonus Songs
32. Steadfast, Loyal And True
(1:18) (undubbed record master)
33. Steadfast, Loyal And True
(1:18) (dubbed record master)
34 Danny
(1:55) Fred Wise / Ben Weisman
35. Lover Doll
(2:11) (dubbed record master)
36. Turtles, Berries And Gumbo
(2:29) (slates – Blanche Thomas vocals on ‘Turtles’)
37. Crawfish
(1:52) (record master)

DISC 2
RCA Recordings
01. Doncha’ Think It’s Time
(1:59) (slate / take 39) Clyde Otis / Luther Dixon
02. Doncha’ Think It’s Time

(2:04) (slate / take 40)
03. Doncha’ Think It’s Time
(2:06) (slate / take 47)
04. Doncha’ Think It’s Time
(2:00) (slate / take 48)
05. Your Cheatin’ Heart
(2:40) (slate / take 9) Hank Williams
06. Your Cheatin’ Heart
(2:24) (slate / take 10 – master)
07. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
(2:14) (take 22 – undubbed master) Bert Carroll / Russell Moody
08. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
(2:14) (master with overdubs)
09. Doncha’ Think It’s Time
(1:58) (single master from takes 47, 40 & 48)
10. Doncha’ Think It’s Time
(1:58) (LP master from takes 40 & 39)
Demos
11. King Creole (2:13)
12. Trouble (2:06)
13. Dirty, Dirty Feeling (1:37)
14. New Orleans (2:32)
15. Hard Headed Woman (2:02)
16. Dixieland Rock (1:56)
17. Crawfish (2:20)
18. As Long As I Have You (2:20)
19. Danny (2:21)
20. Don’t Ask Me Why (2:04)
21. Lover Doll (2:26)
22. Young Dreams (2:53)
23. Steadfast, Loyal And True (1:54)
24. Banana (2:21)
25. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (2:12)
Radio Spots, Film Trailer & Interview

26. King Creole film trailer
(2:33)
27. Regular spot
(1:00)
28. Regular spot
(0:30)
29. Regular spot
(0:20)
30. Teenage spot
(0:60)
31. Star dramatic spot
(0:90)
32. Elvis meets the press en route to Hollywood
(1:08) (January 11, 1958, Fort Worth, Texas)